When a woman goes to pieces <br />Hysteria and fragility are often evoked <br />When a man goes to pieces <br />Its often just workload <br /> <br />The opposite can also be true. <br />If a woman tells her mate <br />I'm going to pieces he'll tell her <br />'Get yourself together, <br />Or soon it'll be too late'. <br /> <br />A woman is rarely alone when she wants to be, <br />In times of acute personal misery. <br />But alas when she doesn't want to be <br />People become rare in their scarcity. <br />So social fronts and smiling facades <br />Busy workers and perfect mothers <br />Mill around busy shopping arcades <br />What if a woman has the right to say <br />Please just leave me alone for today?<br /><br />Rani Turton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-a-woman-goes-to-pieces/
